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Screening Pee & Spinning X-Rays (Bladder Cancer, CT Scan) - March 17-25, 2008 by Steve K. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:19am I unpacked my new screening device in the airport parking lot. It's like an old collapsible cup - a series of concentric plastic hoops that expand out into a cup-shape, in medical white, with a very fine screen at the bottom. It also had a nice cover and a compartment for storing any stones found. Fit easily in my pocket. Inside the Salt Lake ... Read on »

CT scans and cancer risk by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 04 Jan 2010 4:45pm Careful of CT scans, ESPECIALLY of your pelvis. From Medscape: -------------------------------- December 17, 2009 — Computed tomography (CT) scans are widely used and are an invaluable tool for medical imaging. However, the possible overuse of CT scans and the variability in radiation doses might subsequently lead to thousands of cases of cancer, according Read on »

Health Blog : Colon Cancer Screening: Colonoscopy versus CT Scanning by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 24 Sep 2008 2:38pm Link: Health Blog : Colon Cancer Screening: Colonoscopy versus CT Scanning.this article is all about the different types of colon cancer testing Read on »

CT Scans & Cancer Risk by Robert W. Posted Mon 21 Dec 2009 10:53am & CANCER RISK CT (computed tomography) scanners have revolutionized the practice of medicine since they were first introduced into routine clinical practice in 1974. CT scanners... Weekly Health Update: CT Scans & Cancer Risk "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers..." By, Robert Read on »

Coronary Artery CT Scans & Cancer Risk by Robert W. Posted Sat 25 Jul 2009 5:45pm Health Report: Coronary Artery CT Scans & Cancer Risk "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers.... CORONARY ARTERY CT SCANS & CANCER RISK It has been estimated by experts that up to 2 percent of all cancer cases are caused by exposure to medical x-ray tests. Although Read on »

CT Scans Could Raise Cancer Risk... by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 17 Jul 2009 10:18pm . It raised questions about typical heart tests. And now, new findings in the Archives of Internal Medicine claim commonly prescribed CT scans could increase the risk of radiation-induced cancer. CT scans use radiation to generate a three-dimensional image of the inside of an object and are often used to detect things like brain tumors, stroke, aneurysm Read on »

CT Scans cause cancer? by Pat S. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 14 Sep 2008 5:25pm ] Sixty million CT scans a year will thus cause cancer in thousands of people. Yet most consent forms are silent about this." You would think they would at least tell us... scans use multiple x-rays to create three-dimensional images that are diagnostically useful but expose people to far more radiation than conventional x-rays. In fact, one CT Read on »

CT Scans Boost Cancer Risk by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 04 Dec 2008 5:27am scans during their lifetime to increase their risk of cancer, up 1% from the baseline cancer rate. Researchers warn against continually scanning cancer patients that have cured their cancer; via Reuters. Not a new concern. According to Dr. Fuhrman, other radiation scans, like mammograms, also up cancer-risk. Claiming, “The younger you are when the mammograms Read on »

CT scans increasing cancer risk by Katherine B. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 14 Dec 2009 1:00pm Doses of radiation from commonly performed computed tomography (CT) scans vary widely, appear higher than generally believed and may contribute to an estimated tens of thousands of future cancer cases, according to two reports in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. CT scans have become Read on »

CT scan radiation and cancer risk controversy continues by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 23 Dec 2009 12:00am at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has issued a statement calling for an open discussion of the facts about radiation hazards from computed tomography scanning (CT..., administrators, and others to strive to ensure that CT scans are only given when medically indicated - and when they are performed that the minimum amount of radiation is used to obtain Read on »